cornflower

Noun
Synonyms: strawflowerUvularia grandiflorabachelor's buttonbluebottleCentaurea cyanus

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. plant of southern and southeastern United States grown for its yellow flowers that can be driedSynonyms: strawflowerUvularia grandiflora
  2. an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowersSynonyms: bachelor's buttonbluebottleCentaurea cyanus
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Cornflower \Corn"flow`er\ (k[^o]rn"flou`[~e]r), n. (Bot.) A conspicuous wild flower (Centaurea Cyanus), growing in grainfields. [1913 Webster]
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